Panasonic Transforms Iconic Battersea Power Station into ‘Factory of Creativity’ with 3D LEGO Projection

To ensure an accurate projection onto Battersea Power Station, optimising the projector array was key. GMV produced a 4:1 array which comprised three in landscape for the washtowers, and a pair of projectors in portrait to hit the chimneys. Each of the outputs were tripled-up, with the top two projectors on the chimneys doubled up.

With the amount of footfall in and around Battersea Power Station, the team had to ensure that the projection towers were discrete. Due to the amount of development in the area they devised a tighter angle for projection which was approximately 30 meters closer than normal. 

All these considerations involved extensive planning in the pre-production phase. With only two build days to ensure that the projection equipment was optimised and positioned correctly prior to the live event on the third day, doing this in advance ensured there were no surprises when they arrived on location. 

In total, eight outputs were used, with each tripled-up using Panasonic geometry technology. The team used a matrix to distribute these feeds effectively to each projection stack. They also used a complete failover system with a backup server to ensure continuity should a server fail.

To ensure the projection on Battersea Power Station was aligned properly, the team used Panasonic AW-UE100 4K PTZ cameras to zoom in on the edges of the projection from a distance, especially where projection images were stacked. This ensured a nice crisp image with minimum effort; in the past, this would have required binoculars.